'A correspondent calls our attention to another delightful example of German mendacity betraying itself even in the act of expression, which certainly ought to be added to the list of "lies with a purpose." "Ostasiatischer Lloyd" telegrams reproduced yesterday contained the following:—""The Russian Charge Affaires has left Kabul." As our correspondent says, this is a particularly bad shot.' Under the agreements between Great Britain and Afghanistan the Intter country has undertaken to leave the control of its foreign relations to the British Government which, in turn, agrees not to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs. By the Anglo-Russian Agreement of 1907, Russia declared Afghanistan to be outside her sphere of influence and engaged that her political relations with Afghanistan should be conducted through the British Government, Even Great Britain has to put up with a native Agent at the Amir's Court. Russia cannot have a representative of any kind at Kabul, and in point of fact, we believe, has not had one there since about 1879. Possibly it was of the departure of that representative that the "Oxtasiatizeher Lloyd" spoke. It would be quite in keeping with Teutonic thoroughness to spend thirty-five years in verifying 80 important a fact. But to bring it out just now is linble to create a wrong impression.
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